Dennis Heath

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Dennis Heath
Personal information
Full name Dennis John Heath[1]
Date of birth (1934-09-28)28 September 1934
Place of birth Chiswick, England
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Place of death Hounslow, England[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Alexandra Villa
1949–1954 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1961 Brentford 123 (20)
1961 Bedford Town 19 (0)
Trowbridge Town
Dover
Chertsey Town
Managerial career
Chertsey Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Heath (28 September 1934 — 28 September 2006) was an English footballer and manager who played in The Football League for Brentford, making over 130 appearances for the club.

Playing career

Brentford

A right winger, Heath began his career at Acton, Brentford & Chiswick Schools' League side Alexandra Villa.[3] He was spotted by Brentford youth team manager Alf Bew at age 15.[3] Heath came through the youth ranks at the club, appearing for the Brentford youth team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in 1953.[1] After completing his National Service,[1] Heath made his debut at the age of 19 in a 6-4 Division Three South defeat to Southampton at The Dell on 21 August 1954.[4] Heath quickly established himself in the first team, making 39 appearances during the 1954/55 season.[5] Heath's appearance-rate fell away over the course of his career with the Bees (mainly due to a pierced lung suffered in a reserve match against Charlton Athletic during the 1956/57 season),[3] though he made 29 appearances during 1958/59.[5] Heath's final appearance for the club came in a 4-2 defeat to Newport County at Griffin Park on 29 October 1960 and he was released at the end of the 1960/61 season.[6] Heath made 134 appearances during his seven-year spell with the Bees.[5]

Non-league football

After his release from Brentford, Heath dropped into non-league football and played for Bedford Town,[7][8] Trowbridge Town, Dover, Chertsey Town and veterans' team Eversheds.[1] He played for Eversheds until the age of 60.[3]

Management career

While with Chertsey Town, Heath acted as the club's player-manager.[1]

Personal life

Heath undertook his National Service at Catterick Garrison, serving as a PT instructor.[3] Along with a number of other Brentford players, Heath appeared briefly in the 1953 film The Great Game.[3] Heath later entered the building trade, working with his sons.[9] He died in 2006, on his 72nd birthday.[10]

References

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